Zemba Surname

38,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Zemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso7,3601:2,493341
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Zambia7911:20,0382,228
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
DR Congo7251:101,90311,389
United States6961:520,77443,486
Zimbabwe6651:23,2153,512
Ukraine5131:88,73812,728
Tanzania2351:225,28318,694
Russia1681:857,87569,146
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Belarus631:150,81020,737
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Žemba (309) are calculated separately.

Zemba (177) may also be a first name.

Zemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Zemba (Arabic: زمبا, Hindi: ज़ेंबा, Russian: Земба) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Žemba. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,148th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 528,160 people. The surname Zemba is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Zemba live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 685,598th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 177 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 7,360 people, or 1 in 2,493. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 46 percent are found, Centre-Ouest Region, where 23 percent are found and Plateau-Central Region, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 11 percent are found and Zambia, where 6 percent are found.

Zemba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zemba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 11,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Catholic (60%) in Belarus and Orthodox (45%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zemba are 6.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.11% registered with the party.

The amount Zemba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning R 115,116 per year and in United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,364 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žemba93309/
Ziemba919,681/
Zsemba9195/
Dzemba9183/
Zembat9173/
Zembas9151/
Zembah9137/
Zhemba9132/
Zemboa9121/
Czemba9110/
Zeimba919/
Zeamba917/
Zembaa912/
Zembai912/
Zaemba911/
Zenmba911/
Zmba892/
Dziemba83741/
Dzemboa8348/
Zembaha8332/
Dzembas8327/
Zembahs8324/
Zhembas8319/
Zheemba834/
Zembach831/
Ziembas831/
Dzembea831/
Zimba80184,084/
Zamba8014,063/
Semba808,376/
Zomba805,512/
Zembe804,588/
Jemba802,226/
Zenba802,125/
Zembo801,396/
Gemba801,181/
Cemba80484/
Zembi80104/
Zymba80101/
Zemva8026/
Zemby805/
Čemba804/
Zemwa803/
Xemba802/
Dzmba801/
Ziembacz7777/
Dziembaj7768/
Dzhembaz7714/
Dzhembas778/
Dzembach771/
Jjemba733,169/
Dzimba732,573/
Dzomba731,987/
Djemba731,811/
Sembai731,159/
Sembay73692/
Dzamba73692/
Chemba73650/
Czomba73458/
Zember73435/
Zeambo73391/
Ziembo73214/
Zhamba73188/
Zenbaa73183/
Zeenba73167/
Zimbah73165/
Zhomba73145/
Sembah73133/
Shemba73133/
Jembai7396/
Dzembo7386/
Jembat7379/
Tsemba7374/
Zombea7370/
Zambai7362/
Zombai7348/
Zsamba7339/
Sembea7337/
Sembat7336/
Sembaj7329/
Zembou7327/
Zambea7327/
Zaimba7326/
Zembes7326/
Siemba7325/
Jembau7323/
Zzimba7320/
Zembić7317/
Zimbha7317/
Zembet7314/
Zambah7314/
Zimbai7313/
Zembis7311/
Zemboy7310/
Dgemba7310/
Zombay739/
Zembop739/
Gembai739/
Zienba738/
Seumba738/
Csemba738/
Tcemba737/
Gembau737/
Zombah737/
Zambaa737/
Zemwai737/
Giemba736/
Ssemba736/
Zimbad735/
Saemba735/
Seamba735/
Zambay734/
Gembay734/
Sembau733/
Zhembe732/
Zembie732/
Soemba732/
Ziembe732/
Zzamba732/
Czembo732/
Zmbach731/
Zhembi731/
Zhemwa731/
Ziemva731/
Zimbga731/
Zimmba731/
Semmba731/
Zemnbo731/
Zemway731/
Zenmbo731/
Zambau731/
Jeamba731/
Jembea731/
Zhenba731/
Zeambi731/
Zimbay731/
Zoenba731/
Zsembe731/
Sesmba731/
Senmba731/
Sembaa731/
Sembas731/
Szimba731/
Cembat731/
Tzamba731/
Zembei731/
Zenbai731/
Zimbau731/
Zembio731/
Zenbay731/
Scemba730/
Sembach67854/
Chembea67508/
Znba67336/
Tshemba67327/
Tsembea67236/
Zembout67226/
Zgimbau67185/
Zimbeha6791/
Cheemba6782/
Tchemba6759/
Chembai6755/
Schemba6749/
Zambeau6743/
Gembacz6736/
Gembach6731/
Zembett6723/
Shiemba6714/
Chembay6711/
Zhembiy6711/
Zhambau6710/
Zhembei6710/
Zhambay678/
Zemboch677/
Zembott677/
Xmba677/
Zhembyi677/
Dzhembe675/
Smba674/
Chembaa674/
Tsuemba674/
Shembha673/
Dzsamba673/
Chembas673/
Cmba673/
Shembad672/
Gembadz672/
Saembai672/
Siembad672/
Shembai672/
Jmba672/
Siembas672/
Sheimba672/
Zemnuha672/
Zhambai671/
Zhembey671/
Zembich671/
Zemmber671/
Zenbaha671/
Zhenbay671/
Seembai671/
Seembay671/
Tsembas671/
Suembai671/
Zimbach671/
Zeambio671/
Zombeah671/
Zmbo671/
Tsehmba671/
Jeambas671/
Jjjemba671/
Ziember671/
Zmbó671/
Semba'a671/
Tseumba671/
Djembai671/
Dzhamba671/
Dzienba671/
Cheamba671/
Chembat671/
Chetmba671/
Chembaz671/
Dzimbai671/
Zmby671/
Zmva671/
Zimbahs671/
Zeenbah671/
Dziembe671/
Seambea670/

Zemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemba in the Hindi language
ज़ेंबाzemba-
Zemba in the Russian language
Зембаzemba-
Zemba in the Arabic language
زمباzmba-

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